Earl Scruggs playing his Jim Faulkner Mark V Ruben banjo with the Earl Scruggs Revue The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC has acquired a custom banjo made for Earl Scruggs by Jim Faulkner for their newest exhibit on the Earl
Bluegrass Asociations News
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IBMA announces 2023 Leadership Bluegrass Class
The International Bluegrass Music Association has today announced the 2023 class for their annual Leadership Bluegrass program, an intensive three-day course for industry professionals, held in Nashville in early spring. 25 applicants are chosen in a competitive process, based on potential
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53rd annual Dove Awards nominees
Nominees were announced on Friday for the 53rd annual Dove Awards, celebrating the outstanding achievements of artists in the Christian music industry. The awards are a project of the Gospel Music Association, whose members choose the winners. Awards are given in
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IBMA announces awards show hosts, Bluegrass Live! performers
The International Bluegrass Music Association has made a number of announcements this week about their 2022 World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC, including the big IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards, and the weekend Bluegrass Live! festival and StreetFest, September 27
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50 years of bluegrass in Colorado – CBMS celebrates golden anniversary
Colorado is well known for having a vibrant bluegrass scene across the state. Much of this is thanks to two events which took place during the '70s just a mountain range apart. In Denver, a group of bluegrass musicians and pickers
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2022 IBMA Industry and Momentum Awards nominees
This morning the International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the nominees for their 2022 Industry and Momentum Awards. Both these nominees and the winners are chosen by select committees of IBMA members chosen for this purpose. The IBMA Industry Awards are given
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Johnny Williams named 2022 Crooked Road Artist in Residence
The Crooked Road, the Commonwealth of Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, has announced that bluegrass singer and songwriter Johnny Williams will serve as their 2022-2023 Artist In Residence. Johnny has been a staple in the southwestern Virginia traditional music scene for more
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IBMA Foundation 2022 Scholarships and Rosenberg Award winner
Gabby Cameron, recipient of the Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award for 2022 from the IBMA Foundation The IBMA Foundation, the philanthropic and educational arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has announced today the recipients of their various college scholarships, many of
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2022 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards nominees announced
This morning in Nashville the International Bluegrass Music Association announced the nominees for their 33rd annual Bluegrass Music Awards. This yearly ritual grabs the attention of everyone in the bluegrass world, when fans, artists, labels, radio, pickers, singers, songwriters, and
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Curly Strings receives 2022 IBMA International Band Performance Grant
Estonian grassers Curly Strings were announced today as the first recipients of the new IBMA International Band Performance Grant, designed to facilitate bands and artists from outside the United States traveling to perform at the annual World of Bluegrass convention